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HTTP Cookies

HTTP cookies are small data pieces servers send to browsers for session management, personalization, and tracking across stateless requests.

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What it does

Mechanism for servers to store and retrieve state information on clients via Set-Cookie and Cookie headers, with security controls like HttpOnly, Secure, SameSite, and cookie prefixes.

Capabilities

Available capabilities

Session Management Tracking Security controls Personalization Cookie lifetime control

HTTP Cookies

What it does

Available capabilities

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Ways to use it

Product features

Block access to your cookies

Controlling third-party cookies with SameSite

Creating, removing, and updating cookies

Data storage

Define where cookies are sent

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Removal: defining the lifetime of a cookie

Security

Updating cookie values

Updating cookies via JavaScript

Using HTTP cookies

What cookies are used for